"Shipbreaking policy has already
been included in the National Industrial Policy-2010. We would be able to
declare the Shipbeaking and Recycling Policy next month," Barua told a
seminar here.
Department of Naval Architecture and
Marine Engineering of BUET in cooperation with Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd
(ASSL) arranged the seminar
on 'Ship Recycling: Bangladesh Perspective' at Council Bhaban of Bangladesh
University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
BUET Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr SM Nazrul
Islam, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr M Habibur Rahman spoke on the occasion as
special guests while ASSL chairman Dr.Abdullahel Bari presented the keynote
paper on 'Shipbeaking Methodology: The present Status and Way Forward'.
Barua said the policy would be an
integrated guideline containing necessary compliance options for preventing
shipbreakers from polluting the rivers.
Talking to BSS on the sidelines of the
seminar, he said the main purpose of the policy is to bring discipline in the
industry as ships are now being dismantled haphazardly jeopardizing the
environment.
Protection of labourers' interest and
the environment are among the salient features of the shipbreaking and
recycling policy, he said.
The minister called upon the
shipbreakers for taking extra measures from the perspective of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) for the wellbeing of tens of thousands of workers in the
industry.
Referring to his recent visit to ship
breaking industry in China ,
Barua said the experiences of China
"We do not want to enforce
stringent law on anyone involved in polluting environment by dismantling
ships," he said, adding that the association of shipbreakers would look
into the mater.
Referring to the dismantling of ships
in an environment- friendly manner in China
and Turkey , Ananda shipyard
chairman Dr. Bari said such job is hazardous and too difficult in Bangladesh
He said the country needs a huge number
of experienced and trained people to dismantle ships in an integrated manner
keeping the environment unhurt.
"We earn a huge amount of money by
breaking ships at the cost of the environment. Hazardous shipbreaking should
not continue any longer considering the environment," he added.
Ships should come to the coast of Bangladesh
Prof Nazrul Islam called upon BUET
professionals to create leadership to compete with the intensified global
competition.
Experts say shipbreaking in Asia accounted for more than 90%of the total volume of
scrapped ships during 1998-2007. Less than 2%of the ship recycling activity
during the period from 1997-2006 was carried out in developed countries.
Three countries of South Asia -- Bangladesh , India
and Pakistan
Source: BSS. 17 September 2011
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